Job 33:3

Job 33:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
• New International Version (NIV)My words come from an upright heart; my lips sincerely speak what I know.
• English Standard Version (ESV)My words declare the uprightness of my heart, and what my lips know they speak sincerely.
• New King James Version (NKJV)My words come from my upright heart; My lips utter pure knowledge.

Context of Job 33:3

1“Listen to my words, Job; pay attention to what I have to say. 2Now that I have begun to speak, let me continue. I speak with all sincerity; I speak the truth. 4For the Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. 5Answer me, if you can; make your case and take your stand.

Job 33:3 word by word

יֹֽשֶׁר־לִבִּ֥י אֲמָרָ֑י וְדַ֥עַת שְׂ֝פָתַ֗י בָּר֥וּר מִלֵּֽלוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• My wordsאֵמֶר'êmer · wordH561
• the uprightnessיֹ֫שֶׁרyôsher · uprightnessH3476
• of my heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• and my lipsשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lipsH8193
• shall utterמָלַלmâlal · to speakH4448
• knowledgeדַּ֫עַתda‛ath · knowledgeH1847
• clearlyבָּרַרbârar · to purifyH1305

Cross-references for Job 33:3

• Job 27:4my lips will speak no evil, and my tongue will speak no lies.
• Proverbs 8:7for I speak the truth and detest every kind of deception.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:3So you can see we were not preaching with any deceit or impure motives or trickery.
• Job 15:2“A wise man wouldn’t answer with such empty talk! You are nothing but a windbag.
• Job 36:3I will present profound arguments for the righteousness of my Creator.
• Job 38:2“Who is this that questions my wisdom with such ignorant words?
• Psalms 37:30The godly offer good counsel; they teach right from wrong.
• Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise makes knowledge appealing, but the mouth of a fool belches out foolishness.
• Proverbs 20:15Wise words are more valuable than much gold and many rubies.

Commentaries on Job 33:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3My words shall be of the uprightness - As God has given me his Spirit, from that Spirit alone will I speak; therefore all my words shall be of uprightness, knowledge, and truth. Knowledge clearly - ברור דעת daath barur, pure science. I shall lay down no false positions, and I shall have no false consequences.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart - I will speak in sincerity. I will utter nothing that shall be hollow and hypocritical. What I speak shall be the real suggestion of my heart - what I feel and know to be true. Perhaps Elihu was the more anxious to make this point entirely clear, because the three friends of Job might be supposed to have laid themselves open to the suspicion that they were influenced by passion or prejudice; that they had…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. I will speak according to my inward conviction. clearly--rather, "purely"; sincerely, not distorting the truth through passion, as the friends did.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Account
• Elihu
• Path
• Ransom
• Soul
• Stick
• Wish
• Sincere; Sincerity

Commentaries on Job 33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings